Wire-stretcher.



No. 813,859. PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906.

P. H. CARTER.

WIRE $TRETCHER. ArrLldA'nou rnnn SEPT. 16, 1905.

FLOYD H. CARTER, OFBELOIT, WISCONSIN.

WlRE-STRETCHER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 27, 1906.

Application filed September 16,1905. Serial No. 278.808.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FLOYD H. CARTER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Beloit, in the county of Rock and State of Wisconsin, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Stretchers, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of this invention isto form a connection between the movablejaw and its operating-lever in a manner to move the jaw in substantiallythe lengthwise direction of the wire in order that the wire may be leftstraight after it leaves the jaw.

The further object of thisinvention is to provide the wire-stretcherwith two holding prongs in order that the stretcher may be held in ahorizontal plane.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top view of my improvedwire-stretcher. Fig. 2 is an underface view. Fig. 3 is an edge view.Fig; 4 is a partial plan view in which the dogs 6 and 18 are in section.

The main frame comprises the bar 1, having a lengthwise slot 2 and anextension 3, the free end of which supports the wire-guide 4. From thebar 1. extends a support 5, t0 the outer end of which is pivoted a dog 6by being located on the stud 7. A spring 8 is coiled around the stud,having one end connected thereto and its other end engaging the dog.From the dog extends a lever 9, by which the dog may be moved on itspivot. From the bar 1 extends a surface 10, against which the dog 6rests. From the bar 1 extends a hooked prong 12, and a similar hookedprong 11 extends from the surface 10. To the end of the bar 1 is pivoteda lever 13. To the lever is pivoted a plate 14. This plate has a slidingconnection with the bar 1 by the stud 15 extending through the slot 2and a washer 16 riveted on the stud. The plate 14 has a stud 17, aroundwhich is located a dog 18, and from the dog extends a lever 19. Acoiledspring 20 surrounds the stud 17 hav ing one end connected to the studand its surfaces.

By means of the lever 13 the movable dog is moved back and forth in thelengthwise direction of the main frame. hold the wire. As the dog 18 ismoved toward the dog 6 it will slip on the wire, and when it is moved inthe opposite direction it will draw the wire with it.

By forming a sliding connection between the dog 18 and the main framethe dog will pull the wire past the dog 6, and in nearly a straightline, which will prevent kinking of the wire. v

I claim as my invention In a wire-stretcher, the combination of a mainframe, a holding-dog supported by the main frame, a lever pivotallyconnected to the main frame, the main frame provided with a lengthwiseslot, a plate pivoted at one end with the lever and its other endslidably located in the slot, and a dog supported by the plate.

FLOYD H. CARTER.

Witnesses:

JOEL B. Dow, IRWIN DICKINSON.

The dog 6 will

